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[[有頂天]] ( Jpn [[Ucho-ten]]) | [[有頂天]] ( Jpn [[Ucho-ten]]) | ||
| − | (1) (Skt [[Akanishtha]]) Another [[name]] for the [[Akanishtha | + | (1) (Skt [[Akanishtha]]) Another [[name]] for the [[Akanishtha Heaven]], or the [[highest heaven]] in the [[world of form]]. The [[living beings]] in this [[heaven]] are said to possess [[pure]] [[bodies]] that are free from all [[suffering]] and {{Wiki|illness}}. |
| − | (2) (Skt [[Bhava-agra]] or [[Bhavagra]]) Another [[name]] for the [[Heaven | + | (2) (Skt [[Bhava-agra]] or [[Bhavagra]]) Another [[name]] for the [[Heaven of Neither Thought Nor No Thought]], or the [[highest heaven]] in the [[world of formlessness]]. The [[Sanskrit]] [[word]] [[bhava]] means {{Wiki|being}}, [[existence]], or [[realm of existence]], and [[agra]] means [[summit]] or the [[uppermost]]. |
| − | See also [[Realm | + | See also; [[Realm of Neither Thought Nor No Thought]]. |
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Summit of Being Heaven
有頂天 ( Jpn Ucho-ten)
(1) (Skt Akanishtha) Another name for the Akanishtha Heaven, or the highest heaven in the world of form. The living beings in this heaven are said to possess pure bodies that are free from all suffering and illness.
(2) (Skt Bhava-agra or Bhavagra) Another name for the Heaven of Neither Thought Nor No Thought, or the highest heaven in the world of formlessness. The Sanskrit word bhava means being, existence, or realm of existence, and agra means summit or the uppermost.
See also; Realm of Neither Thought Nor No Thought.
